Fishing reel



y 20, 1930- s. G. i RUSSELL ET AL 1,759,065

FISHING REEL Filed Sept. 26, 1928 l N V E N T 01'? f Jamuzl fawn/Z Kory/tar 2. P tier Patented May 20, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SAMUEL G. RUSSELL AND ROSSITER R. POTTER, OF KALAMAZOO,-MIGHIGAN, ASSIGll ORS TO SHAKESPEARE COMPANY, OF KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN FISHING REEL Application filed September 26, 1928.. Serial 110.308,?15.

The main object of this invention is to pro vide in a fishing reel of the free spool type an improved means for supporting and ad justing the movable gear to connect or disconnectthe spool with the driving means.

Objects pertaining to details and economics of our invention will appear from the description to follow. The invention is defined in the claims.

A reel which embodies the features of our invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which: i

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a fishing reel embodying our improvements.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the head member, the spool staff being shown in section and certain parts being sectioned and broken away to show structural details, the gears being shown in mesh. i

Fig. 3'is a view similar to that of Fig. 2 with the driving gear disengaged from the spool pinion.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view further illustrating the relation of the support, its pivot and the support actuating eccentric.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail section on a line corresponding to line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing, the reel frame in the embodiment illustrated comprises the tail plate 1, head member 2 and pillars 3. \Ve do not illustrate the structural details of these parts as they form no part of this iiivention.

The shaft 4 of the spool 5 has a pinion 6 mounted thereon. The driving gear 7 is mounted on the U-shaped support or bridge piece 8 which is arranged to embrace the pinion which is located in thebight of the support. The arm 9 of the support is mounted on the pivot 10 and the gear 7 is mounted on this same arm', but adjacent the bight. of the support. The other arm 11 of the support 8 is engaged with the eccentric 12 which is rotatably mounted in the head member. The degree of eccentricity of the eccentric 12 is such that when the eccentric is rotated the support is swung on its'pivot 10 sufiicientlv to bring the driving gear into and out of mesh with the spool pinion and also sufiiciently to put'a springing stress on the support during the throw of the eccentric so that the support acts as a spring to hold the parts in their adjusted positions.

The eccentric is provided with a lever-like iingeispiece 13 which is engaged with the shoulder '14 on the outer end of the pivot portion 15 of the eccentric, the lever being clamped in position by the screw 16. A dished washer 17 is arranged between the lever and the side of the head member. This washer serves as a finishing member and alsoas a friction member.

To assist in holding the support in position we slot the same at 18 and a headed screw 19 is arranged through this slot with its head overlapping the support. This prevents the bight portion of'the support from swinging out of position and insures the proper meshing of the gears when-the support is swung to actuated position.

The parts of our invention are very simple and economical and are easily assembled. At the same time the structure is easy to operate and positive in operation. i

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a fishing reel, the comlpiination with a frame provided with a head member, a spool provided with a pinion. a U-shaped support arranged to embrace said pinion and pivoted at the end of one arm to said head member, a driving gear mounted on said support in coacting relation with said pinion,

and an eccentric rotatably mounted on said head member and provided with a fingerpicce, said eccentric being engaged in an opening in the other arm of said support whereby when the eccentric is actuated the ing eccentric rotatably mounted on said frame in engagement with the other arm of said support, said pivot and eccentric being positioned relative to each other so that the support is placed under Stress during the throw of the eccentric.

3. In a fishing reel, the combination with a frame, of a spool provided with a pinion, a U-shaped springahle support arranged to emhraee said pinion, one arm of said support being pivotally mounted on said frame, a driving gear mounted on said support in eoaeting relation to said pinion, and an artuatiug eccentric rotatahly mounted on said frame in engagement with the other arm of said Support. mid pivot and eecentrie heing positioned so that the support is plared under yielding stress during the throw of the eccentric to engage and disengage the gear.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands.

SAMUEL (i. RUSSELL. ROSSITER R. PO'PFIIR. 

